Albert Lilar
Albert Jean Julien François, Baron Lilar was a Belgian politician of the Liberal Party and a minister of justice.
Early life
Lilar was a renowned lawyer of admiralty and International Private Law in Antwerp, and Chairman of the International Maritime Committee. He was also a professor of law at the Université [libre de Bruxelles] and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.Career
In his political life, Lilar was a member of parliaments for the liberal party, senator of the Arrondissement Antwerp and four times minister of justice. He became minister of state in 1969. Under the Gaston Eyskens government, Lilar was vice-premier of the cabinet.As vice-premier, he was elected president of the Round Table Conference|Round Table] in 1960 whose discussions lead to the independence of the Belgian Congo.
A great humanitarian and defender of human rights, no death penalties were carried out under his terms as minister of justice.